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Single-molecule analysis of 1D diffusion and transcription elongation of T7 RNA polymerase
along individual stretched DNA molecules(Nucleic Acids Research 2007 Vol.35)
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Introduction
initial transcription of DNA into RNA is the primary determinant of cellular function
Life form (behavior)
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Introduction
The synthesis of RNA by RNA polymerases (RNAPs) (i) RNAP binds to the DNA at a nonspecific
location and searches for the promoter DNA sequence.
(ii) RNAP binds to the promoter and initiates RNA synthesis by first inducing a strand separation to form a transcription bubble.
(iii) RNAP undergoes a conformational rearrangement into an elongation complex
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Introduction
(i)RNAP searches for the promoter of DNA sequence relying on “Random diffusion”(Sliding)
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Introduction
(iii)Move unidirectionally downstream powered by NTP(at elongation stage)
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Materials
T7 RNAP about 98.8kDa extremely promoter-specific
doesn't require additional transcription factors
only transcribes bacteriophage T7 DNA or DNA cloned downstream of a T7 promoter.
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Materials
T7 RNAP λ-DNA
48.5kbp dye YOYO-1 ligated to a biotin-labeled oligo
Fluorescence microscopy
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Methods
Blow-up at the bottom of the diagram shows aligned DNA molecules (green) on the surface, interacting with RNAPs (red).
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Methods
A shear flow is created inside the flow cell to stretch -DNA molecules modified with biotin at one end.
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Methods
Co-crystal structure of T7 RNAP and DNA. The epitope for AB binding is highlighted in red and DNA in green.
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Methods
Alexa Fluor 488-UTP labeled RNA transcripts (left) synthesized by RPAB (right) along combed T7 DNA
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Experimental Results
Photobleaching trajectory of RPAB and (inset) free secondary antibody showing stepwise decrease in the fluorescence intensity.
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Experimental Results
single combed unstained -DNA Scale bar:2.5 mm The time lapse between each image is 0.2 s. the protein that initially binds to a free segment of the
DNA between two anchor points diffuses freely without interference by the substrate
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Experimental Results
sequences are T7 RNAPs stalled at positions where the DNA is apparently attached to the substrate.
The time lapse between each image is 0.2 s. Scale bar:2.5 mm
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Experimental Results
The displacements of proteins in the sequences shown in A and B are shown as 1 and 2, respectively, and another similarly diffusing protein as sequence 3.
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Experimental Results
Histograms of relative displacements y(j)-y(j-1) of protein for the sequences A and B are shown as 1 and 2, respectively, and another similarly diffusing protein as 3.
The distributions are well fitted to a Gaussian centered near zero.
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Experimental Results
Histograms of the 1D diffusion coefficient (D1) and of the diffusion length .
the diffusion length is just set by the time we ran the experiments
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Experimental Results
The Mean –Square –Displacement MSD (square) of protein in Figure 2A plotted as a function of time.
The dotted line is a linear fit of first five MSD points. N is total number of positions (Xi
,Yi) is centroid positions
of i-th image obtain the 1D diffusion coefficient (D1)
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Discussion 1
Increasing the salt concentration 0 to 0.05M does not affect the diffusivity.
But 0.1M dramatically reduces the binding affinity of the protein.
D1 and the diffusion length vary from protein to protein over a large range.
the individual RPABs have distinct intrinsic diffusivities.
the brightness of proteins does not correlate with the 1D diffusivity.
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Discussion 2
Why residence time of RPAB on the DNA is much longer than that of other proteins in previous reports ? the comped DNA vs flow-streaching
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Discussion 2 (Con’t)
But flow-stretched DNA, the lifetime of the protein is as long as is it on combed DNA. It is possible that the antibody binding that we
use for staining represses the protein’s dissociation from the DNA.
The prolonged lifetime of RPAB on the DNA and its resistance to photobleaching observe both the1D Brownian motion and
transcription over a time scale
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Discussion 3
kinetics of association of T7 RNAP to individual combed T7 DNA with different protein concentration
time elapsed between two consecutive binding events
200nM
100nM
200nMDecay
time 3.1s
100nMDecay
time 5.9s
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Discussion 3 (Con’t)
The association rate can be estimated by taking the reciprocal of the decay time and
plotting it as a function of protein concentration. association rate constant of 1.6 umM-1s-1
200nM 100nM
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Discussion 4
TIRF microscopy only illuminates fluorophores very close to the substrate.
overcome the epifluorescence microscopy: background fluorescence (free UTP) obscures the view of
the RNA transcripts
(A) Images of RPT-EC
formed along (left) unstained T7 DNA and (right) YOYO-stained T7 DNA.
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Discussion 4 (Con’t)
RPT-EC moving along a single combed T7 DNA molecule incorporating fluorescent UTP
into RNA
(B) and (C) Sequence of images of RPT-EC moving along combed T7 DNA. Scale Bar:2.5 um..
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Discussion 4 (Con’t)
mean transcription rate is found to be 42+-8 nt/s (n=16) for 0.2mM NTPs
Time trajectory of RPT-EC in (C) is converted into RNA transcript length as a function of time.
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Discussion 5
mean transcription rate is found to be 42+-8 nt/s (n=16) for 0.2mM NTPs
Time trajectory of RPT-EC in (C) is converted into RNA transcript length as a function of time.
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Outline
Introduction Materials Methods Experimental Results Discussion Summary
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Summary
investigated the real-time dynamics of the 1D diffusion of fluorescently labeled T7 RNAP along a combed DNA
the association kinetics of promoter binding the rate of transcription as a function of NTP
concentration visualized the transcriptional motion of RPT-EC
and RPAB-EC along individual combed T7 DNA molecules